mano

/ˈmano/ · A1 · noun · f

hand

mano — hand

✋ mano → manual, manicure, manuscript: all from Latin manus, hand

English already holds this root: manual work is done by hand, a manicure cares for the hand, a manuscript is written by hand. Note the trap: mano ends in -o but is feminine, so it is la mano, because Latin manus was feminine too.

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